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Biophysics of the Cochlea: From Molecules to Models. A. W. Gummer, ed. Proc. symp., Titisee, Germany, July−Aug. 2002. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $154.00 (609 pp.). ISBN 9812383042 Buy at Amazon

Principles of Vibration and Sound. 2nd ed. T. D. Rossing, N. H. Fletcher. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2004 [1995]. $49.95 (330 pp.). ISBN 0387405569 Buy at Amazon

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 41. G. Burbidge, R. Blandford, A. Sandage, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2003. $80.00 (709 pp.). ISBN 0824309413 Buy at Amazon

Astronomy of the Milky Way: The Observer's Guide to the Northern Milky Way. M. Inglis. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2004. $34.95 paper (242 pp.). ISBN 1852337095 Buy at Amazon

Astronomy of the Milky Way: The Observer's Guide to the Southern Milky Way. M. Inglis. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2004. $34.95 paper (236 pp.). ISBN 1852337427 Buy at Amazon

The Astrophysics of Gravitational Wave Sources. J. M. Centrella, ed. AIP Conference Proceedings 686. Proc. wksp., College Park, MD, Apr. 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $155.00 (334 pp.). ISBN 0735401578 Buy at Amazon

The Cold Universe. A. W. Blain, F. Combes, B. T. Draine. Saas−Fee Advanced Course 32. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2004. $99.00 (308 pp.). ISBN 354040838X Buy at Amazon

Gravitational N−Body Simulations: Tools and Algorithms. S. J. Aarseth. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $100.00 (413 pp.). ISBN 0521432723 Buy at Amazon

Magnetic Fields in O, B and A Stars: Origin and Connection to Pulsation, Rotation and Mass Loss. L. Balona, H. F. Henrichs, R. Medupe, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 305. Proc. conf., Mmabatho, South Africa, Nov.−Dec. 2002. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2003. $57.00 (413 pp.). ISBN 1583811540 Buy at Amazon

The NexStar User's Guide. M. W. Swanson. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2004. $29.95 paper (296 pp.). ISBN 1852337141 Buy at Amazon

Observing and Measuring Visual Double Stars. B. Argyle, ed. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2004. $39.95 paper (326 pp.). ISBN 1852335580, CD−ROM Buy at Amazon

Solar Polarization 3. J. T. Bueno, J. S. Almeida, eds. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 307. Proc. wksp., Tenerife, Spain, Sept.−Oct. 2002. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2003. $57.00 (615 pp.). ISBN 1583811567 Buy at Amazon

Stellar Candles for the Extragalactic Distance Scale. D. Alloin, W. Gieren, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 635. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2003. $99.95 (309 pp.). ISBN 3540201289 Buy at Amazon

Theoretical Models for Nuclear Astrophysics. P. Descouvemont. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2003. $79.00 (94 pp.). ISBN 1590338561 Buy at Amazon

Tools of Radio Astronomy. 4th ed. K. Rohlfs, T. L. Wilson. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2004 [2000]. $89.95 (461 pp.). ISBN 3540403876 Buy at Amazon

Atomic Structure and Lifetimes: A Conceptual Approach. L. J. Curtis. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $110.00, $60.00 paper (267 pp.). ISBN 0521829399, ISBN 0521536359 paper Buy at Amazon

Unimolecular Reactions: A Concise Introduction. W. Forst. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $120.00, $60.00 paper (319 pp.). ISBN 0521821908, ISBN 0521529220 paper Buy at Amazon

Laser−Tissue Interactions: Fundamentals and Applications. 3rd ed. M. H. Niemz. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer− Verlag, New York, 2004 [2002]. $99.00 (305 pp.). ISBN 3540405534 Buy at Amazon

Understanding Calcium Dynamics: Experiments and Theory. M. Falcke, D. Malchow, eds. Lecture Notes in Physics 623. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2003. $79.95 (300 pp.). ISBN 3540402365 Buy at Amazon

The Grid: Blueprint for a New Computing Infrastructure. 2nd ed. I. Foster, C. Kesselman, eds. Morgan Kaufmann/Elsevier, San Fransicso, 2004 [1998]. $59.95 (748 pp.). ISBN 1558609334 Buy at Amazon

Numerical Methods for Image Registration. J. Modersitzki. Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computation. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2004. $95.00 (199 pp.). ISBN 0198528418 Buy at Amazon

Ordinary and Partial Differential Equation Routines in C, C++, Fortran, Java^®, Maple^®, and MATLAB^®. H. J. Lee, W. E. Schiesser. Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2004. $69.95 (519 pp.). ISBN 1584884231 Buy at Amazon

Advanced Semiconductor Heterostructures: Novel Devices, Potential Device Applications and Basic Properties. M. Dutta, M. A. Stroscio, eds. Selected Topics in Electronics and Systems 28. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $94.00 (1171 pp.). ISBN 9812382895 Buy at Amazon

Condensed Matter Theories. Vol. 18. M. de Llano, C. Fiolhais, J. da Providência, eds. Proc. wksp., Canberra, Australia, Dec. 2001. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2003. $149.00 (515 pp.). ISBN 1590337794 Buy at Amazon

Electronic Quantum Transport in Mesoscopic Semiconductor Structures. T. Ihn. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 192. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2004. $129.00 (270 pp.). ISBN 0387400966 Buy at Amazon

Exploring the Quantum/Classical Frontier: Recent Advances in Macroscopic Quantum Phenomena. J. R. Friedman, S. Han, eds. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2003. $95.00 (479 pp.). ISBN 1590332245 Buy at Amazon

Highlights in Condensed Matter Physics. A. Avella, R. Citro, C. Noce, M. Salerno, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 695. Proc. conf., Salerno, Italy, May 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $155.00 (358 pp.). ISBN 0735401675 Buy at Amazon

Interatomic Forces in Condensed Matter. M. Finnis. Oxford Series on Materials Modelling 1. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2003. $74.50 (286 pp.). ISBN 0198509774 Buy at Amazon

Irradiation Effects and Cationic Disorder in HTS. A. Narlikar, ed. Studies of High Temperature Superconductors (Advances in Research and Applications) 47. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2003. $98.00 (232 pp.). ISBN 1590338510 Buy at Amazon

Models and Methods of High−T_c Superconductivity: Some Frontal Aspects, Vol. 2. J. K. Srivastava, S. M. Rao, eds. Horizons in World Physics 242. Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, 2003. $98.00 (418 pp.). ISBN 1590336674 Buy at Amazon

Nano Science and Technology: Novel Structures and Phenomena. Z. Tang, P. Sheng, eds. Proc. inst., Hong Kong, Jan. 2002. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2003. $80.00 (261 pp.). ISBN 0415308321 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Field Theory in Condensed Matter Physics. 2nd ed. A. M. Tsvelik. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003 [1995]. $60.00 (360 pp.). ISBN 052182284X Buy at Amazon

Semiconductors: Data Handbook. 3rd ed. O. Madelung. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2004 [1996]. $169.95 (691 pp.). ISBN 3540404880, CD−ROM Buy at Amazon

Spin−Orbit Coupling Effects in Two−Dimensional Electron and Hole Systems. R. Winkler. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 191. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2003. $169.00 (228 pp.). ISBN 3540011870 Buy at Amazon

The Future of Theoretical Physics and Cosmology: Celebrating Stephen Hawking's 60th Birthday. G. W. Gibbons, E. P. S. Shellard, S. J. Rankin, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $60.00 (879 pp.). ISBN 0521820812 Buy at Amazon

Neutrinos, Flavor Physics, and Precision Cosmology. J. F. Nieves, R. R. Volkas, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 689. Proc. wksp., Cairns, Australia, June 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $135.00 (214 pp.). ISBN 0735401608 Buy at Amazon

Quantum Mechanics and Gravity. M. Sachs. The Frontiers Collection. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2004. $69.95 (191 pp.). ISBN 3540008004 Buy at Amazon

Readable Relativity. C. V. Durell. Dover, Mineola, NY, 2003 [1960, reissued]. $10.95 paper (146 pp.). ISBN 0486432572 Buy at Amazon

Relativistic Numerical Hydrodynamics. J. R. Wilson, G. J. Mathews. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $90.00 (216 pp.). ISBN 0521631556 Buy at Amazon

High Energy Density and High Power RF. S. H. Gold, G. S. Nusinovich, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 691. Proc. wksp., Berkeley Springs, WV, June 2003. AIP, Melville, NY, 2003. $160.00 (439 pp.). ISBN 0735401640, CD−ROM Buy at Amazon

Integrated CMOS Circuits for Optical Communications. M. Ingels, M. Steyaert. Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics 14. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2004. $79.95 (171 pp.). ISBN 3540202099 Buy at Amazon

Silicon Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits. H. Zimmermann. Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics 13. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2004. $129.00 (352 pp.). ISBN 3540405186 Buy at Amazon

Spatio−Temporal Dynamics and Quantum Fluctuations in Semiconductor Lasers. E. Gehrig, O. Hess. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 189. Springer−Verlag, New York, 2003. $159.00 (230 pp.). ISBN 3540007415 Buy at Amazon

Devastation and Renewal: An Environmental History of Pittsburgh and Its Region. J. A. Tarr, ed. U. of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, PA, 2003. $32.00 (281 pp.). ISBN 0822941562 Buy at Amazon

State of the World 2004: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society. L. Starke, ed. W. W. Norton, New York, 2004. $29.95, $16.95 paper (245 pp.). ISBN 0393058603, ISBN 0393325393 paper Buy at Amazon

Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. Vol. 35. J. L. Lumley, S. H. Davis, P. Moin, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2003. $70.00 (565 pp.). ISBN 0824307356 Buy at Amazon

Theory and Computation of Hydrodynamic Stability. W. O. Criminale, T. L. Jackson, R. D. Joslin. Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $90.00 (441 pp.). ISBN 0521632005 Buy at Amazon

Magnetohydrodynamics and the Earth's Core: Selected Works of Paul Roberts. A. Soward, ed. The Fluid Mechanics of Astrophysics and Geophysics 10. Taylor & Francis, New York, 2003. $90.00 (431 pp.). ISBN 041527222X Buy at Amazon

Numerical Analysis and Modelling in Geomechanics. J. W. Bull. Spon Press, New York, 2003. $136.00 (371 pp.). ISBN 0415243289 Buy at Amazon

Zircon. J. M. Hanchar, P. W. O. Hoskin, eds. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 53. Geochemical Society, St. Louis, MO, and Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC, 2003. $36.00 paper (500 pp.). ISBN 093995060X Buy at Amazon

A Century of Nature: Twenty−One Discoveries That Changed Science and the World. L. Garwin, T. Lincoln, eds. U. of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2003. $75.00, $25.00 paper (360 pp.). ISBN 0226284131, ISBN 0226284158 paper Buy at Amazon

The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London. L. Jardine. HarperCollins, New York, 2004. $27.95 (422 pp.). ISBN 006053897X Buy at Amazon

Douglas Rayner Hartree: His Life in Science and Computing. F. Fischer. World Scientific, River Edge, NJ, 2003. $67.00 (224 pp.). ISBN 9812385770 Buy at Amazon

Dreams of Iron and Steel: Seven Wonders of the Nineteenth Century, From the Building of the London Sewers to the Panama Canal. D. Cadbury. Fourth Estate, New York, 2004. $25.95 (300 pp.). ISBN 0007163061 Buy at Amazon

Einstein in Berlin. T. Levenson. Bantam Books, New York, 2004 [2003, reissued]. $14.00 paper (486 pp.). ISBN 0553378449 Buy at Amazon

From Newton to Hawking: A History of Cambridge University's Lucasian Professors of Mathematics. K. C. Knox, R. Noakes, eds. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $45.00 (486 pp.). ISBN 0521663105 Buy at Amazon

Great Feuds in Technology: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever. H. Hellman. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2004. $24.95 (248 pp.). ISBN 0471208671 Buy at Amazon

Jerry Wiesner: Scientist, Statesman, Humanist—Memories and Memoirs. W. A. Rosenblith, ed. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2003. $34.95 (612 pp.). ISBN 0262182327 Buy at Amazon

The Life and Science of Léon Foucault: The Man Who Proved the Earth Rotates. W. Tobin. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2003. $60.00 (338 pp.). ISBN 0521808553 Buy at Amazon